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RAAM 1.1

Accessible version

Downloadable documents whose format types are recognised as compatible with accessibility must be made accessible either directly or via an accessible version (for a downloadable document). The document formats recognised as compatible are

  • Microsoft Office (Word 2003, OOXML);
  • Open Office Org (ODF);
  • Adobe PDF;
  • ePub/Daisy.

PDF documents must comply with the PDF accessibility assessment framework (RAPDF 1). Other types of content must comply with the criteria of section 10 Non-web documents of European standard EN 301 549 v3.2.1.

Note: TXT format cannot be used to produce an accessible version for a downloadable document.